Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

12.4°C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Mon 2			Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	22	23	16	15	30	19	79	69	73	102	107	236	142	148	285	289	285	253	222	152	128	123
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	off	off
High Tide				11:21PM1.80m				11:53AM1.92m				00:21AM1.82m				12:49PM1.90m					1:17AM1.83m
Low Tide						5:31AM0.15m				6:08PM0.17m				6:29AM0.16m					7:02PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	8:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	16	15	13	12	13	14	13	12	10	10	10	10	13	14	15	14	13	14	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	13	14	11	10	11	11	9	9	7	8	8	9	12	13	13	12	12	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 6	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	NE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	ESE 5	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	46	22	74	140	105	68	26	69	73	102	38	236	142	42	285	289	285	253	222	152	47	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	NNE 8	SSW 13	NNW 4	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 8	SSW 14	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 12	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	NE 6	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	22	26	16	18	30	14	79	8	9	20	107	44	32	123	42	28	20	20	14	23	128	123
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SE 12	SSE 12	SSW 12	SE 12	S 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	SSW 8	SE 11	S 15	S 14	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5
kJ	6	23	14	15	5	19	17	16	10	6	6	5	113	148	15	14	9	9	11	14	9	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	W 3	—	SSE 3	SSE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	E 6	E 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	128	64	40	—	1	—	2	2	11	28	48	48	51	—	49	15	13	11	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	160	160	3	5	5	5	13	27	216	216	27	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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